Can anyone help with this?

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This is cropping up everywhere. It must be virus and or spyware related.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"Rebecca" wrote:
| When I log on, I am getting a message window. The blue
| area at the top says, "16 bit Windows Subsystem". In the
| area underneath it says-
| C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.
| The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and
| Microsoft Windows applications. Choose'Close' to
| terminate the application.
| There is an option at the bottom to close or ignore.
| This just began earlier today. I have no idea what it
| means or what to do. XP Home Edition has been working
| with no error messages until this began. I have been
| selecting close. Thank you in advance to anyone who can
| assist or share their knowledge with me. There is nothing
| in the knowledge base which I can find to help me. Anyone
| have any idea what to do to stop this or what it is?